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  • Mesh is no better than sutures for hiatal hernia repair, long-term study finds (Crural sutures appear better)

    10/30/2023 10:21:22 AM PDT · by ConservativeMind · 15 replies
    Medical Xpress / JAMA Surgery ^ | Oct. 24, 2023 | Justin Jackson / Apostolos Analatos et al / Marco G. Patti et al
    Researchers have conducted a long-term study regarding the use of mesh reinforcement in hiatal hernia repair for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). In a paper, the team details their assessment that there is no significant difference between mesh reinforcement and crural sutures alone in reducing hiatal hernia recurrence in patients with GERD. The study cohort included 103 patients with chronic GERD randomly assigned to two groups, one with mesh reinforcement and one with crural sutures alone. The data for analysis were obtained after more than 10 years of follow-up, with a mean follow-up time of 13 years. The double-blind,...
  • Why Does The Doctor Hold Your Testicles And Ask You To Cough During A Physical?

    09/23/2023 11:02:39 AM PDT · by DallasBiff · 68 replies
    Medical Daily ^ | 8/18/16 | Medical Daily
    Medical exams are an important part of our health regimen, and most aspects of it are pretty painless. However, there’s one part of the physical that remains as confusing as it is uncomfortable, no matter how old you get: The testicle exam. When a doctor holds your testicles and asks you to cough, they are checking for a hernia — specifically the intestines pushing through into your testicles. A hernia occurs when an organ pushes through an opening in the muscle or tissue that holds it in place, and although they are most common in the abdomen, according to Healthline,...
  • NYC mayor discharged from hospital after hernia surgery

    12/11/2015 6:06:32 PM PST · by Olog-hai · 14 replies
    Associated Press ^ | Dec. 11, 2015 8:17 PM EST
    New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has been discharged from a hospital after undergoing surgery for a hernia. [...] De Blasio is now resting at Gracie Mansion and will return to City Hall on Monday. ...